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SEPA warn of possible water abstraction restrictions in the east early next week
21 August 2025
Parts of eastern Scotland remain under sustained water scarcity pressure, and a small number of catchments are approaching trigger levels where regulatory restrictions on abstractions may be required early next week.
SEPA issuing further abstraction restrictions as Deveron catchment reaches Significant Scarcity
26 August 2025
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) are issuing abstraction restrictions to the Deveron catchment after it became the most recent area in Scotland to move to Significant Scarcity.
First Scottish water scarcity restrictions of 2025
25 August 2025
Farmers and businesses in parts of eastern Scotland are facing the country's first water scarcity restrictions of 2025 following prolonged dry weather.
Six areas of Scotland now at Significant Scarcity as rivers remain low
28 August 2025
Six areas of Scotland are now at Significant Scarcity, the highest level, as prolonged dry conditions continue across the east.
Lower Spey and Berwickshire catchments move to Significant Scarcity as rain fails to bring relief
01 September 2025
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has placed the Lower Spey and Berwickshire catchments at Significant Scarcity, bringing the total number of Scottish catchments at this critical stage to eight.